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Noel Coward - The Masters' Voice: Noel Coward, His HMV Recordings 1928 to 1953
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Artist...............: Noel Coward
Album................: The Masters' Voice: Noel Coward, His HMV Recordings 1928 to 1953
Genre................: Stage Musicals
Source...............: NMR
Year.................: 1993
Ripper...............: NMR
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 34 %)
Channels.............: Mono / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
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Product Details
Release Date: 8/17/1993
Label: Angel Records
UPC: 077775491920
Catalog Number: 54919

This four-CD set is the ultimate Noel Coward resource, containing 79 of his releases on England's HMV Records label across 25 years, all assembled in the order of their recording -- not just his renditions of his own compositions, which would make this a doubly significant volume, but also his performances of songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and more, and one wartime speech done on behalf of British morale, to represent that side of his output. Considering that these were all originally released on 78s and that the latter scarcely ever showed up on LP reissues in the United States, this is the first and best opportunity that Americans will have to hear most of the songs here. Apart from the quality of the sound reproduction, which is excellent, the most striking element of this set must be the concentration of wit within its tracks. Coward was a dazzling wit, and that element of his work is undiminished by the passage of decades. It's almost impossible not to delight in the play and cleverness of Coward's words every bit as much as he did, where his own songs are concerned, or the personal touch that he adds to songs such as "Alexander's Ragtime Band" or "Everybody's Doing It Now." The accompanying booklet, which includes a complete Coward sessionography, supplies the background on the songs and the recordings (sometimes a bit sketchily), but even without the details filled in, the material stands on its own as a source of pleasure. It's also fascinating to hear the evolution of his work over time and the more personal and overtly romantic work that emerged from his pen after World War II. Ideally, this set would be the accompaniment to any documentary on Coward's life; for reasons best-known to themselves, however, EMI deleted it in 1999, but it can still be found second-hand, and is worth tracking down.

01 - A Room With View
02 - Dance, Little Lady
03 - Mary Make-Believe
04 - Try To Learn To Love
05 - Lorelei
06 - The Dream Is Over
07 - Zigeuner
08 - World Weary
09 - Private Lives Love Scene Act I-Scene From Act 2
10 - Half-Cast Woman
11 - Any Little Fish
12 - Cavalcade Prologue Soldiers Of The Queen-Goodbye Dolly Gray-Private Tommy Atkins...
13 - Cavalcade-Vocal Selection Part I Soldiers Of The Queen-Goodbye Dolly Gray-Lover Of My Dreams...
14 - Lover Of My Dreams (Mirabelle Waltz)
15 - Cavalcade-Vocal Selection Part 2 Let's All Go Down The Strand-If You Were The Only Girl-Take Me...
16 - Cavalcade Epilogue Alexander's Ragtime Band-Everybody's Doing It-Pack Up Your Troubles-It's A...
17 - Noel Coward Medley Part I Intro-Parisian Pierrot-Poor Little Rich Girl-A Room With A View-Dance...
18 - Noel Coward medley Part 2 Intro-Someday I Will Find You- Any Little Fish-If You Could Only Come...
19 - Let's Say Goodbye
20 - The Party's Over Now
21 - Something To Do With Spring
22 - Mad Dogs And Englishmen
23 - Medley Tokay-World Weary-Caballero-Green Carnation-I'll See You Again-Poor Little Rich Girl...
24 - I'll Follow My Secret Heart
25 - Melanie's Aria Part I
26 - Melanie's Aria Part II
27 - I Travel Alone
28 - Most Ev'ry Day
29 - Love In Bloom
30 - Fare Thee Well
31 - Mrs Worthington
32 - We Were So Young
33 - Then Play, Orchestra, Play
34 - You Were there
35 - Has Anybody Seen Our Ship
36 - Man About Town
37 - Family Album
38 - Parisian Pierrot
39 - We Were Dancing
40 - Dearest Love
41 - Where Are The Songs We Sung
42 - The Stately Homes of England
43 - Gipsy Melody
44 - Dearest love (Operette)
45 - I'll See You Again
46 - Just Let Me Look At You
47 - Poor Little Rich Girl
48 - London Pride
49 - The Last Time I Saw Paris
50 - Could You Please Oblige Us With Bren Gun
51 - There Have Been Songs In England
52 - Imagine The Duchess's Feelings!
53 - It's Only You
54 - Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans
55 - The Welcoming Land
56 - I'm Old Fashioned
57 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
58 - Sigh No More
59 - I Wonder What Happened To Him
60 - Matelot
61 - Nina
62 - Never Again
63 - Wait A Bit, Joe
64 - Bright Was the Day
65 - This Is A Changing World
66 - His Exellency Regrets
67 - One, Two, Three
68 - Uncle Harry
69 - I Never Knew
70 - I Saw No Shadow
71 - Josephine
72 - Don'
73 - Sail Away
74 - Noel Coward Medley-Part I I'll See You Again-Dance Little Lady-Poor Little Rich Girl-...
75 - Noel Coward Medley-Part II Any Little Fish- You Were There-Someday I'll Find You
76 - Why Does Love Get In The Way
77 - I Like America
78 - Time And Again
79 - There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner